Hodge v. State

Appellant was convicted of the forcible rape of a fifteen-year-old girl and was sentenced to fifteen years in prison.

1. In support of his argument on the general grounds, appellant maintains that there was no evidence of force sufficient to support the jury’s verdict.

The 15-year-old victim testified that, at the time of the rape, her two and one-half year old niece was present. She testified that the infant approached the appellant at the inception of attack; that appellant pushed the infant *613down; and that the infant began to cry. Appellant threatened harm to the infant if the victim did not…